The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-02-09
MISS PECKHAM'S MONEY

. pile no the WoOu II mortal G. aI
night. and never was believer in pinch
in and scrapin.' Ifyou hain't no abjec-
ton. Mrs Travers. I'diketh that ere corner
Of the ireplace-I always SCI on the left
! hand corner. and I don't s'pose it makes
/ any difference 10 you-
Ms. Trayers rose. in me ek obedience.
10 the spectacled autocrat who rIled the
household with a rod os gold.
And. Abiah Traver = you'd obleege
me by not smoking while I'm in the house,
went on the remors les old tryant. If
there's anything that sends the blood
straight into the end o my nose, II To-
baccy somke -
Abiah east a glance At hi: beloved
/ meerschaum. bur be laid IL down. never
thelcss. with the AR Of "a MARTYR.
And now Tn yoin' up stairs TO reti-
cule, and hope You'll hev tea ready by
the time I get down stairs, cause I always
was a great stickler for early hours.
know tain't your reg lar custom 10 hey it
afJre SIX, but [ couldn't wait 50 long. NO
WAYS r7
And as Ms Peckham slowly climbed
the creaking chamber stairs. with her
ebony c.lne tapping AZ every step. Mlry
Tr,vers spoke boldly ont
Mother. h0w can yol let rhar arHi-
trary old witch Of Endor orieryou round
in that sort Of way Father take up your
pipe and smoke il out. she is neither
/ queen nor empress; and, if were you,
. I'd have tea Just when I wanted it.
Hush. ny dear child :" sid Abiah
Trayers, looking appreheusiseIy at his
daughters kin Hing cheek AMI sp5rSling
eve. q. You know it won't do TO offend
her; she's got money to leave.
Money and what if she has Does
that give her the right 70 order Us. and
. domineer over Us, and turn all the habits
Of our lives upside down, wonjer2"
Mary. my dear, don't speak 50 loud"
put in her mother. You know child.
Is for the family advantage Jo hun5r AL
her little wayS.~
Mother, I would rather work for
living than 70 be so tyrannized over in
our own house
Hush. M.ry PLpl ami I Understand
{ ie>e matters much better than you can
possibly do I am afraid. Abiah said
Mrs. Tayers. turning to her husband,
that We shall have 10 send Richard
away"
Why2'
Aunt Peckham saws she can't bear
the noise Of a boy round the house
Well then" said Abiah. rezretfulIy.
he'll have to %. I s'po$e.
Father ej-lculated Mary. with
rising color do YOU mean to say that
YOU would send little Dick avay-my
uncIe'- orphan boy-iusJ because Mis-,
Peckhaia is whimsical old maid 2-
NV dear said Abiah turning hot,
and looking inexpresibly mean and
cringing under his daughters indignant
glance, you know we really must humor
her prejudices.
IT this infant the tap. tap of Mss
p.rkb,u,. cru-eb .ound.,i once more on
rba stairs and the 5fsrnssi,p was of
course interrupted. while Mary Went oH
-attir, tho t.,bla ,Iinkin, the ems and
saucers together vi b unnecessary ener-
". and rattling down the knives and
forks Ike a young hail storm
This 4. a ,iybrv inroBvanian- bor--
o.. vourn Abi1b- -,id Mis- Pe,kh7m
yl,omilv -Cbi,ublies in the wron,
corners vindvs lest where they hadn't
. ort Co be and ceilin's 10 low feel as if
bein hattened down the hull mortal
time
lam sorry apologized Abiah but"
Sorry q" echoed tLe spinster. sorry
don't butter parsuip. I tell vou what
You'll have TO do. if Won ealculate on my
stavin' here along with vou-bulId q two
story wing. with a chimblv right in the
middle
Yes-but-it viii be so very expen-
Siye."
Expensive, OF course wings cost
money: but Luke Storrs folks wouldha
built ANYTHING I said. and Jemimy was
dretful anxious for me to stay there with
EN-.
Well. vel. don't saya word. said the
dauuted Abiah. III build To suit You
Aunt Peckham."
Mother. said Mary Travere. attheend
IF fortnight. I'm going 20 marry Tm-
man Lilly tonight
Mary
Il am. Mother I'm tiref of this des-
Uofic rule Father Is building an adds
tioa to suit Miss Peckham: you have
yrrua-ed all the rooms for her ta IT,
Dix bas been sent IN the uoor house an.l
moor. half blind S.Ilv Jones has been
trrD..I eur of fbs kitchen he,au-s yI.--
Ps,kham tIiDxs -Fsr she ros;- toomurb.
Mother no blessing wiII come Oft this.
tbourb Mis- Peckbam had ali the -..I
of Gr.f-fo back IT, And now esu-teu-
dure IL any longer. So shall marry Tur-
mau--partly because he is % dear good
fellow, and loyehim. and partly because
he says shall have picsy. 20 live 9ith
me, aud corner for poor blind sally IN
my kitchen. Aud, mother, you may
and IN ,-fr- .-.I.. en-.